Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-14

4 hear A rumor that new agriculture
implement factory Is Ia he l1aie,i IN Spring
1eld some time this fall. The factory Is al
important concern. and has been drawn Il
Springfield by her prestige as center fo
the manufacture Of agricultural implements
Ii Is said that the value of agricultural i'm
plements manufactured in Springfield !:
several million dollars ahead Of the ralu'
of agricultural implements manufacture,
Ia the great city of Chicago.
IL is rumored that Mr.. Taylor. the youns
man who studied law in the Office oi Hon.
j. X. Mower. of this city, has made for
tune Of $4,000 by successful real-estatt
speculations in the city Of Santa Ana, in
Southern California.
JoeThomaS, who went from this city Il
San Diego, has already doubled his money.
Other Springfield investors have done
equally well. Southern California seems
TO be- kind Of bourne from which no
traveller returns" after he once gets there.
Ex-Mayor Goodwin has Just returned
from visit 10 some of the great Gogehic
iron mines in Northern Wisconsin, in which
he OWNS some stock. He says that the
quantity of ore in sight is amazing. In the
Aurora mine they are shOyeling out the ore
like 50 much sand. and il seems almost an
imp0SSbility that 81 much ore or even an
spprrciahe part of il can ever be used.
Edwin Booth recently played in Colum-
bus at 81 pop for orchestra chairs. One
Of the Columbus papers said that Booth
WAS good himself, but marNeled that none
Of the boys in the gallery greeted some Of
the attempts of members Of the supporting
company Ia render Shakespeare by the torci-
bic remark OF rats.
The energy of ye western boomer is GER
tainly wonderful. Garden City, Mas. l.
on boom" As result, Garden City
newspapers are constantly kept on the
tables in the Springfield public library. Ii
is said that these papers are sent all over
the country Ia the various public libraries.
The Springfield members of the Ohio
Music Teachers association have received
cards of admission Ia the session Of the as
next month.
Notwithstanding the menaces OF the
inter state commerce bill. the cheap rate
and excursion business in Springfield seems
Ia flourish as of old. There will be num-.
ber of excursions this month. The Bee
Line ran one to Muncie last "Wednesday.
there is half rate Ia Kansas this month.
and there are several Others besides. From
present indications il looks aS if the rail
roads would relegate the inter state COM
merce commission 10 that place which is
said 10 BIZ one vast blazing gas well. and
run their business to suitsthemselves.
When the |. Il. X W. railroad WAS built, |
farmer near this city sold the right of
WAY through his farm remarkably cheap, |
and received pass on the road for life in
recognition of the fact. How will the |
inter state commerce commission rule in |
that case?
Mr.. Albert Meter, the Cincinnati banker !
who bid in the Springfield market house /
bonds. already has the bonds on the market
in denominations of SI00. $500 and 81 600.
He has made heavy purchases Of bonds OF
Ohio cities this spring, and is now selling
them in small lots. Let us see how Spring
field bonds compare with the rest Follow
ing is the list:
Ohio State : per cents.
Nenia, o., per cents.
Dayton, o., per cents.
Carthage. o., per cents.
GAINESVILLE. o., per cents.
Springfield, o., / per cents.
Martins Ferry, o., per cents.
Lawrence county. o.. per cents.
City of CoyingIOn. Ky, $40 per cents.
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton A. per
cents.
Spring is here in all her glory. and the :
rural landscapes surrounding Springfield I
present the appearance of freshly vanished :
pictures during the past week. There are '
dangers in the festive spring and luNnriant :
however. Several young ladies 4
af South Charleston were made seriously i'll 1
some time since by eating peach leaves. d
Peach leaves and peach stones contain :
small quantities of prIssic acid Prof. e
HoskinsOn. of Wittenberg college, went h
,ut some time since On botanizing eXpe- v
ttion. and WAS 10 badly poisoned by con
act with poison vine that he WAS kept in
he house for some days in consequence. q
Every fine Saturday and Sunday this
'pfing. the woods have been crowded with /:
'hildren and their parents or guardians b
hunting for wild flowers and enjoying the d
weakening of nature. Clark and Perrin's p
woods and the picturesque rocks at Mad il
liver have all come in for share Of atten- is
ion. The rocks at Mad river are head al
uartrrS for the lovely scarlet columbineS, b
ems and blue-brlls. "a
is
The poison vine gets in lis little work in
bout this time Also. This vine is common III
D all our Ohio towns. and is really dead bt
y poison. There is a gentlemen living in di
pringfi-ld who is 80 susceptible Ia this nj
ubtle vegetable poison that he becomes th
oisoned 10y 1t il he stands near the vine IN